Hi, I recommend you to wait until january 04. At the moment AFNOR (French standard association) work on a new QR security standard which will be deliver within a year. Wichard has worked on this standard and a wichard dedicated to kitesurf will be available within one or two month. I heard of it, b...

Nice Lake with a lot of spots, check out for spots, wind etc. http://www.chicagokitesurfing.com :idea: There is also a yahoo-group (kitesurf-chicago@yahoogroups.com) with a lot of nice kiters who are always very helpful. I'm in South Bend for one year and have some nice spots to ride on different wi...